Name: | HMS Queen Elizabeth | Nimitz-class |
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Type: | Aircraft carrier | Aircraft carrier |
Origin: | United Kingdom | USA |
Produced: | 2009 | 1975 |
Unit cost: | 3.85 billion $ | 4.5 Billion $ |
Full description: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
HMS Queen Elizabeth and Nimitz-class
![HMS Queen Elizabeth](/Images/AircraftCarrier/HMS_Queen_Elizabeth.jpg)
![Nimitz-class](/Images/AircraftCarrier/Nimitz.jpg)
Specifications
Range: | 19,000 km | Unlimited |
Displacement: | 65,000 t | 101,600–106,300 t |
Aircraft: | 24 to 36 fighter jets and 14 helicopters | 85–90 |
Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) | 30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph) |
Crew: | 1,600 | 5,000 |
Displacement
Dimensions
Length: | 284 m | 332.8 m |
Beam: | 73 m | 76.8 m |
Draft: | 11 m | 11.3 m |
Images
HMS Queen Elizabeth
![HMS Queen Elizabeth](/Images/AircraftCarrier/HMS_Queen_Elizabeth.jpg)
Nimitz-class
![Nimitz-class](/Images/AircraftCarrier/Nimitz.jpg)